Tallahassee’s music community lost an ace bass player and a fine fellow this month.

Electric bassist Breck Long, 65, died on March 24. A visitation for Long is being held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 30, at the Bevis Funeral Home, 200 John Knox Road.

“My favorite drummer is Keith Moon and Breck was the closest I ever came to playing with John Entwistle,” drummer Mick Buchanan said this week. “Breck-o played in many bands in Tallahassee since the '70s, but was most famous for starting the legendary T-town band called Wrack of Spam.”

Buchanan and Long performed together in the band The Young Neils. In the light of full disclosure, I have a fond spot for Young Neils because the older musicians gave my guitar-playing nephew, Hub Chason, now 18, his first public, paying gig in 2012 as part of the Winter Festival. The hellishly likable Long could not have been any nicer to the budding, pre-teen guitarist and gave him plenty of helpful tips during rehearsal.

Long grew up in Albany, Ga., but lived in Tallahassee for more than 35 years. During that time, Long played in such groups such as The Swingin’ Harpoon Band, Blue Phoenix, RoadHouse, The Common Taters and many more. If there was a jam session going on at Ouzts’ Too Oyster Bar and Grill, chances are Long was probably somewhere in the vicinity.

While rock and blues were Long’s first loves, he was also an avid golf player, a fan of the Florida Gators and doted on dachshunds. How can you not like a guy who loves dachshunds? What a mensch.

In honor of Long, go out and listen to some live music. Here’s the weekly guided tour of some shows worth checking out:

Let's hear it for Hubbard

Horn player and Florida State music professor Scotty Barnhart, who is also the director of the Count Basie Orchestra, pays tribute to one of his mentors, the late trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, during a show at 7 p.m. Friday at B Sharp’s Jazz Cafe, 648 W Brevard St. There’s a $20 cover at the door or $10 for students. Doors open at 6 p.m. Visit www.b-sharps.com.

Hubbard, who died in 2008, would have turned 80 on April 8, so the show is also a birthday celebration. Barnhart will be joined by drummer Leon Anderson, bass player Mikailo Kasha and pianist Bill Peterson.

“We’ll cover many of his best tunes including some funky ones from the ‘70s,” Barnhart said.

Hey, this place is a Zoo

Get out on the floor and dance to some high-energy, washboard-driven rhythms as well as a few swamp waltzes with JB’s ZydecoZoo at 9 p.m. Friday at the Bradfordville Blues Club, 7152 Moses Lane. Tickets are $15 advance and $20 at the door. Visit www.bradfordvilleblues.com.

Down to the Gatorbone

The Gatorbone Band is throwing a CD-release party for its new album, “Blue Moon,” at 8 p.m. Friday at The Junction @ Monroe, 2011 S. Monroe St. There’s a $10 cover charge at the door. Visit www.junctionatmonroe.com.

Saxophone times four

The saxophone quartet Project Fusion is conducting a guest artist recital at 4 p.m. Saturday at Dohnanyi Recital Hall, in the Housewright Building at the Florida State College of Music. It’s free and open to the public.

The Canadian band Timbre Timbre brings its dark, gloomy sound to FSU on Saturday night.(Photo11: Special to the Democrat)

Into the dark

Fans of Nick Cave, The Black Heart Procession or The Drones will not want to miss the Canadian band Timbre Timbre when it spins its dark, moody magic at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Club Downunder, in the Florida State Student Union. Timbre Timbre is out on the road promoting its new album, “Sincerely, Future Pollution,” which is being released on April 7. Tickets are $12 general public and free for FSU students at the door. You must be 18 or older to enter.

Seeing Orange in Midtown

Who knows what the Georgia-based band The Orange Constant will pull out of its musical bag - a funk riff, a little jam band groove, a straight-faced cover of Gloria Gaynor’s disco hit “I Will Survive” - when it gets cranking at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Fifth & Thomas, 1122 Thomasville Road. There’s no cover charge but you must be 21 or older to enter.

Monkey meets dog

Two of Tallahassee’s hottest bands with animals in the names, Sage Monkey and The Dog Apollo, share the stage starting at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at The Wilbury, 513 W. Gaines St. There may or may not be a cover charge, so bring cash just in case.

Return of the piano man

Savannah's piano-pounding Victor Wainwright and his band The Train chug into these parts for a show at 9 p.m. Saturday at The Bradfordville Blues Club, 7152 Moses Lane. Advance tickets are $30 and it's $35 day of the show. Visit www.bradfordvilleblues. com.

Harp on Easter

Help digest the Easter feast when Miami’s Kontra Duo, featuring saxophone and one very large harp, performs at 2 p.m. Sunday at B Sharp’s Jazz Cafe, 648 W Brevard St. The Kontra Duo was first formed at The Florida State College of Music in 2010. There’s a $20 cover at the door. Doors open at 6 p.m. A reception is also planned. Visit www.b-sharps.com.

The Hunt is on

There’s something slightly haunting and other-worldly about the sound of Phoebe Hunt and the Gatherers. Maybe it’s the fiddle, maybe it’s the drifting harmonies. Find out when the band takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Fifth & Thomas, 1122 Thomasville Road. Tickets are $15 advance and $20 day of the show. You must be 21 or older to enter. Visit www.fifthandthomas.com.

And in other musical notes

The highly versatile band The Brown Goose, which can play about any style of music and likes to hang out at George “Atomic Dog” Clinton’s studio in Tallahassee, is throwing a party at 9:30 p.m. Friday at Fifth & Thomas in Midtown. Atlanta’s four-piece rock band Greco is also on the bill. There is no cover charge but you must be 21 or older to get in the door. ... Free Wheelin’ takes a spin around Lake Ella with a gig at 8 p.m. Friday at The Legion Hall, 229 Lake Ella Drive. The cover is $8 per person or $15 per couple. ... Songwriters Pat Puckett and Brett Richter take an acoustic turn during a Campfire Series show at 9 p.m. Friday at Indianhead Factory, 1020 E. Indianhead Drive. There’s a $5 cover charge at the door. ... The Red Hills Band is rockin’ it out on the porch from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Island Wings, 1370 Market St. There’s no cover. ... Get your groove on to hits by Olivia Newton John, Bread and more soft-rockers when Naugahyde Park presents its “‘77 Dance Party Couples-Skate” at 8 p.m. Saturday at The American Legion Hall on the shores of Lake Ella. It’s $8 to get in the door and it’s an all-ages party. ... Hear The David Detweiler Trio play some songs by the great Sonny Rollins starting at 8 p.m. Saturday at Black Dog on the Square, 567 Industrial Drive in Railroad Square Art Park. It’s $5 at the door. ... Check out some slick guitar licks when The Rachel Hillman Band struts its stuff at 8 p.m Saturday at the Blue Tavern, 1206 N. Monroe St. There’s a $5 cover charge. ... Who can resist a live string quartet playing Beethoven in a Tiki bar? Drop by when the Classical Revolution gang presents its “String Spectacular” at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Waterworks, 1133 Thomasville Road in Midtown. There's no cover but you must be 21 or older to enter. ... Just a heads-up: The rather fetching and fab band Larkin Poe is bound for a show at FSU’s Club Downunder on April 8. Catch the L.P. live and thank me later. Stay tuned for more.